CVE-2020-7257 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-7257 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 15/04/2020 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: trellix | Vendor: McAfee LLC | Product: McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-7257 Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Windows prior to 10.7.0 February 2020 Update allows local users to cause the deletion and creation of files they would not normally have permission to through altering the target of symbolic links whilst an anti-virus scan was in progress. This is timing dependent.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.4 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-264
CWE Name: CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Source: McAfee LLC

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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